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Opinion: The War in Ukraine Changed the World in Ways We’re Only Starting to Comprehend

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By Michael Kimmage, Guest Essay, The New York Times , March 27, 2026  Mr. Kimmage, a historian of the Cold War, is an expert on U.S.-Russian relations.     Credit... Iva Sidash    When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, President Vladimir Putin changed the world in ways we’re only beginning to comprehend. Russia’s initial push toward Kyiv faltered, the fragile post-Cold War consensus held, and the response was vigorous. This was a violation of international norms that would not be tolerated. Europe and the United States levied sanctions on Russia, provided military aid to Ukraine, and President Joe Biden  told  a crowd in Warsaw that Mr. Putin could not “remain in power.” The Russian regime, it seemed, had fatally overstepped.    And yet the support to Ukraine that followed was always circumscribed; enough for Ukraine not to lose, but not enough for it to win. And the war, rather than restoring strength to the international order and the allian...
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How do the challenges faced by the Russian forces impact the overall situation in Ukraine?

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Elena Gold  ·  Follow     Quora Digest Wrote a book about Russia-Ukraine war  How do the challenges faced by the Russian forces impact the overall situation in Ukraine? Russian oil infrastructure is on fire—during the past week, Ukraine drone forces are laser-focused on thwarting Russia’s capacity to capitalize on the war in Iran by selling its oil for premium prices. The fires at the Russian ports are so huge, they could be seen from Finland. 2 major Russian Baltic ports were hit within 72 hours: Primorsk and Ust-Luga (1,000 km from Ukraine) had to suspend loading after the Ukrainian drone strikes. Novatek gas condensate processing complex was set on fire. As the result, 40% of Russia’s total oil export capacity offline. An attack on Kaleikino pumping station, based in Tatarstan (middle of Russia), caused a sharp reduction in the volume of oil the pipeline monopoly Transneft is able to send from Siberia to western Russia. Yesterday, Ukrainian suicide drone...
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